3 Habits for Healthy Lungs
If you want to avoid lung cancer, COPD and other lung diseases, here’s where to start.
Pulmonology, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco
Blog
Should I Get Tested for the Cancer Gene?
Hereditary risks can be tested, giving you information and power to protect yourself—if you decide you want to know
Cancer, Genetics
I Found a Lump in My Breast. What Should I Do?
Breast lumps can have many causes other than cancer, but you’ll want to get it checked out.
Breast Cancer, Breast Health, Women's Health
What Are Allergies and Why Do They Make You Feel So Bad?
Find out the science behind the sneezing, itching misery of seasonal allergies.
Allergies
Thanks to a UNC research project, she can walk again
As UNC geneticist Jonathan Berg gears up to lead a $9.7-million renewal of the NCGENES project, we look at a story from the original study and how it changed the fortunes of a woman from Goldsboro, NC.
Gene Therapy, Genetics, Genome, News, Patient Stories, Research
The Best Hummus, from Our Kardia Cafe Chefs
Hummus. So healthy, so delicious. That's why it's a highlight of UNC REX Heart & Vascular's Kardia Cafe, where our award-winning chefs have free reign to pursue their vision of "a hotel style food experience within the walls of a hospital," to use the words of UNC REX's Culinary and Nutrition Direc
Recipes
Researchers strive to improve cancer care for older patients
At the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, UNC Lineberger researchers led by Hyman B. Muss, MD, presented preliminary findings from several studies focused on older adults with cancer.
Cancer, Caregivers, Senior Health
UNC researchers lead clinical trial evaluating potential treatment ...
A phase 2, double-blind study of the investigational medication, brexanolone, in the treatment of women with severe PPD published in The Lancet. Clinical trials are currently underway at UNC.
Brain Health, Depression, Families, Mental Health, Pregnancy and Maternal Health, Research, Studies, Treatment, Wellness, Women's Health
Predicting Autism: Study Links Infant Brain Connections to Diagnose...
In two previous studies, University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues linked infant brain anatomy differences to autism diagnoses at age two. Now they show differences in functional connections between brain regions at 6 months to predict autism at age two.
Autism, Brain Health, Children's Health, Mental Health, News, Publications, Research, Studies
Study confirms link between alcohol consumption, breast cancer risk...
In findings published in the journal Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers confirmed the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk in a study in black women. The association has been seen in other studies drawn from majority white populations.
Social Justice, Substance Abuse
Can virtual reality help us prevent falls in the elderly and others?
Every year, falls lead to hospitalization or death for hundreds of thousands of elderly Americans. Standard clinical techniques generally cannot diagnose balance impairments before they lead to falls. But researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State Unive
Injury Prevention, Older Adult Health
Moroccan Carrot Salad
See that beautiful orange creation in the middle of the plate above? That’s the cool and delicious Moroccan Carrot Salad we serve at Kardia Cafe, located in our brand new, state-of-the-art NC Heart and Vascular Hospital. It’s bright and tangy and takes you on a flavor journey with twists and turns. And now you can make it at…
Recipes